Directed by Stephen Daldry Written by David Hare   Bernhard Schlink   Cast Ralph Fiennes ... Michael Berg Jeanette Hain ... Brigitte David Kross ... Young Michael Berg Kate Winslet ... Hanna Schmitz Susanne Lothar ... Carla Berg Alissa Wilms ... Emily Berg Florian Bartholomäi ... Thomas Berg Friederike Becht ... Angela Berg Matthias Habich ... Peter Berg Frieder Venus ... Doctor Marie-Anne Fliegel ... Hanna's Neighbour (as Marie Anne Fliegel) Hendrik Arnst ... Woodyard Worker Rainer Sellien ... Teacher Torsten Michaelis ... Sports Master Moritz Grove ... Holger Joachim Tomaschewsky ... Stamp Dealer Barbara Philipp ... Waitress Hans Hohlbein ... Clerk Jürgen Tarrach ... Gerhard Bade (as Juergen Tarrach) Kirsten Block ... Female Judge Vijessna Ferkic ... Sophie (as Vijnessa Ferkic) Vanessa Berthold ... Sophie's Friend Benjamin Trinks ... Holger's Friend Fritz Roth ... Tram Supervisor Hannah Herzsprung ... Julia Jacqueline Macaulay ... Heidelberg Lecturer (as Jaqueline Macaulay) Volker Bruch ... Dieter Bruno Ganz ... Professor Rohl Karoline Herfurth ... Marthe Max Mauff ... Rudolf Ludwig Blochberger ... Seminar Group Student Jonas Jägermeyr ... Seminar Group Student Alexander Kasprik ... Seminar Group Student Burghart Klaußner ... Judge (as Burghart Klaussner) Sylvester Groth ... Prosecuting Council Fabian Busch ... Hanna's Defence Council Margarita Broich ... Co-Defendant Marie Gruber ... Co-Defendant Lena Lessing ... Co-Defendant Merelina Kendall ... Co-Defendant Hildegard Schroedter ... Co-Defendant Lena Olin ... Rose Mather / Ilana Mather Alexandra Maria Lara ... Young Ilana Mather Martin Brambach ... Remand Prison Guard #1 Michael Schenk ... Remand Prison Guard #2 Ava Eusepi-Harris ... Young Julia Nadja Engel ... Mail Room Guard #1 Anne-Kathrin Gummich ... Mail Room Guard #2 Carmen-Maja Antoni ... Prison Librarian Petra Hartung ... Head Prison Guard Linda Bassett ... Ms. Brenner Beata Lehmann ... Ms. Brenner's Secretary Heike Hanold-Lynch ... Prison Guard Bettina Scheuritzel ... Gate Guard Robin Gooch ... Ilana's Maid (as Robin Lyn Gooch) Uncredited Cast Thomas Borchardt ... Criminal Defense Lawyer Alexandru Herca ... Reporter Hendrik Maaß ... Michael's Court House Assistant Klemen Novak ... Additional Voices (voice) Rich Odell ... Taxi Driver Daniele Rizzo ... Student Sam Luca Scollin ... Reporter Stephan Ziller ... Student in Court Produced by Jason Blum   Christoph Fisser   Donna Gigliotti   Tarik Karam   Anthony Minghella   Henning Molfenter   Redmond Morris   Arno Neubauer   Sydney Pollack   Marianna Rowinska   Sabine Schenk   Michael Simon de Normier   Nora Skinner   Marieke Spencer   Bob Weinstein   Harvey Weinstein   Charlie Woebcken   Original Music by Nico Muhly

Additional Info Premiere: December 10, 2008 Theatrical Release: January 09, 2009 DVD Release: April 14, 2009 Blu-ray Release: April 28, 2009 Countries: Distributor: The Weinstein Company Websites: Production Companies The Weinstein Company (presents) Mirage Enterprises (producer) Studio Babelsberg (as Neunte Babelsberg Film) Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (supported by) (as FFA) Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (supported by) Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (supported by) Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) (supported by) Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen (supported by) (as nrw Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen) Distributors The Weinstein Company   (2008) (USA) (theatrical) Genius Products   (2009) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.6 / 10 Our Rating 6.2 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.1 / 10 Female Users 5.4 / 10 Site Ranking #726 / 20,869 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Almost Perfect 2 total ratings Site Ranking #722 A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) #723 Cruella (2021) #724 Alien: Resurrection (1997) #725 Nope (2022) #726 The Reader (2008) #727 Valkyrie (2008) #728 Moon Knight: Season 1 (2022) #729 Black Adam (2022) #730 Uncharted (2022)